GE JBS05GL Use and Care Manual

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Aluminum
Anti-Tip Bracket

Appliance Registration
Canning Tips

Care and Cleaning
(HeanimzGuide

Energy-Saving Tips
Features

Installation Instructions

Levdim
Model and Serial Numbers

Oven

Baking/Baking Guide
Broiling/Broiling Guide

Control Settings
Door Removal

Meat Thermometer
Roasting/Roasting Guide

Shelves

Problem Solver

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3,5 Safety Instructions

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11 (20ntrol Settings

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Repair Service

Surface Cooking

Cooking Guide
Cookware Tips

Warranty

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Back Cover

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k is intendedto helpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newrange
properly.

Keepit handyforanswerstoyour
questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedmmthemodel

serial

and

You’llfindthemon a labelon
thefrontoftherangebehindthe
ovendooronthebottomleftfront.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCard thatcamewith
yourrange.Beforesendinginthis
card, pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

savetime

Beforeyou?reqw’st

services**

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page24.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethese numbers in any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.

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SWMenchangein temperamre.

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CCxk.lng”for SI.lggesbls.)

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fw.swillbeusedh% stir

togetherbeforeheating,orasfats

meltslowly.

hw r’al’lge9itikemany O’ther

mms9 k heavy

cm sewintosoft fkwrtcmw=ings

suchas vinyl or

When movingtherange

onthis

typeofflooring,usecare,

‘and

andit isrecommendedthatthese
simpleandinexpensiveinstructions
befollowed.

‘k rangeshoukibe installedon

asheetofplywood.(orsimilar
material)asfollows:Whenthe

floor covetingends~thefmntof

thenznge,theareathattherange
willrestonshoukibebuiltupwith
plywoodtothesamelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangetobemovedfor
cleaningorservicing.

vehg screwsarelocatedon

eachcornerofthebaseofthe
range.Removethebottomdrawer

andyoucanleveltherangeon

anunevenfloorwiththeuseof

arwtdriver.

‘h removedmww,pulldrawer

Outd theway~tiltup thefront

andtakeitout.T’”Irepke

drawer,insertgkks atbackof

drawerbeyondstoponrangeglides.
Liftdrawerifnecessaryto insert
easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,

thenpushinto close.
Oneoftherearlevelingscrews

engagetheANTI-TIPbracket

will

(allowfix somesidetoside
adjustment).Mow aminimum
clearanceof 1/8”betweentherange
andthe levelingscrewthatisto‘be
insfAkdintcItheANTI-TIPbmcket.

surface

@Usecookwareofmediumweight

aluminum,withtight-fittingcovers,
andflatbottomswhichcompletely
coverthe heatedportionofthe
surfaceunit.

~Cookfreshvegetableswitha
minimumamountofwaterina
coveredpan.

~ Watchfoodswhenbringingthem
quicklytocookingtemperaturesat

I-KM heat.Whenfoodreaches
cookingtemperature,reduceheat
immediatelytolowestsettingthat
willkeepit cooking.

oUseresidualheatwithsurfhce

cookingwheneverpossible.For

emple, whencookingeggsinthe

shell,bringwaterandeggstoboil,
thenturnto IOFFpositionand
coverwithlidto completethe
cooking.

~ Usecorrectheatforcookingtask:
HI—forrapidboil(iftimeallows,

donotuseHIGHheattostart).
MEDIUMI-H-quick browning.
IVHN1-slowfrying.
WARM-finishcookingmost

quantities,simmer-double boiler
heat,finishcooking,andspecial
forsmallquantities.

IO—to maintainserving
temperatureofrnostfoods.

~Whenboilingwaterforteaor
coffee,heatonlyamountneeded.
It isnoteconomicaltoboila
containerM ofwaterforone
ortwocups.

oven

~Preheatovenonlywhen
necessary.Mostfoodswillcook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
If youfindpreheatingisnecessary,
watchtheindicatorlight,andput
foodin ovenpromptlyafterthe
lightgoesout.

~ AlwaysturnovenOFF before
removingfbod.

~~uring b&ing, avoid
dooropenings.Keepdooropenas

shortatimeas possibleifitis
opened.

@Cookcompleteovenmeals

insteadofjust onefooditem.

Potatoes,othervegetables,and

somedessertswillcooktogether
witha main-dishcasserole,meat

loaf,chickenor roast.Choose

foodsthat cookatthesame
temperatureandinapproximately
thesametime.

~Useresidualheatin theoven

wheneverpossibleto finish

cooking~asseroles,ovenmeals,

etc.Alsoaddrollsor precooked

dessertstowarmoven,using

residualheattowarmthem.

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1 Modeland SerialNumbers

Anti-TipBracket

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(See

hstallation Instructions)

3 SolidDiskElementSurfaceUnit
4 OvenControl
5 OvenCyclingLight

6 SurfaceUnitControls

7 “ON” IndicatorLightfor

SurfaceUnits

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9 BroilUnit

10 OvenShelves
11 OvenShelfSupports
U BakeUnit(Maybeliftedgently -

forwipingovenfloor.)
13 BroilerPanandRack
14 StorageDrawer

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FirstTime

The topworkingsurfaceofsolid

diskelementshaveaprotective
coatingwhichmustbehardened
beforeusingtheelementsforthe
firsttime.Tohardenthiscoating,
thesoliddiskelementsshouldbe
heatedwithouta panfora short
periodoftimeat HI setting.

Therewillbesomesmokeand

odor;thisis normal.Itisnon­toxicandcompletelyharmless.
Heatingofthesoliddiskelement
willchangethestainlesssteel
trimringsto a goldcolor.

SOLIDDISKELEMENT

THE

PR(XECTIVECOATINGMUSTBE
HARDENEDN) HELPPROTECT
THEELEMENTOVERITSLXFE.

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Usinga soliddiskelementisquite
similartousinganelectriccoil,
withwhichyouprobablyme
familiar.Withbothtypesofsurface
unitsyouwillenjoythecleanliness
ofelectricityandthebenefitsof
retainedheatinthe elements.
However,therearedifferences.

~SoliddiskelementsdoNOTglow
red,evenatHIsetting.

~Soliddiskelementsreach
temperaturealittleslower,and

holdheatlongerthanconventional
elements.Soliddiskelementshave
veryevenheatdistribution.Since
soliddiskelementsholdheat
longer,youmaywishtoturnthe
elementoffsooner,andtake
advantageoftheresidualheat.
Theamountofresidualheatis
dependentuponthequantityand
type offood,thematerialand
thicknessofthepanandthe
settingusedforcooking.

e ~~ered @in ~~ce~teroft~esolid

diskelementindicatesbuilt-in
temperaturelimitersthat
automaticallyreducethe heatifa
panboilsdry,iftheelementis
turnedonwithoutapanor if the
panis not makingenoughcontact
withthesurfaceoftheelement.
Thereddotswillwearoffwithuse
withoutaffectingthepetiormance
oftheelements.

eThemis~~~ hat intheelement.

Onboilovers,waitforelementto
coolbeforecleaningelementarea.

~Soliddiskelementcookingtakes
youastepclosertoeasiercleanup,
becausethecookingsurfaceis
sealedagainstspillsandthereare
nodrippansor burnerboxto clean.

@YOUmust useproper flat
bottomedCodcwtwe,notwokwam
that i$v$%wp’ed9convex,or cmN’3Ne.
Improper cookwarewillcause
unsatisfactorycookinglx?sdk.

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Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrols
aredesignedtogiveyouaninfinite
choiceofheatsettingsforsurface
unitcooking.

AtbothOFFandExpositions,there
isaslightnichesocontrol“clicks”
atthosepositions;“click”onHI
marksthehighestsetting;thelowest
settingisbetweenthewordsLOand
OFF.Inaquietkitchen,youmay
hearslight“clicking”sounds
duringcooking,indicatingheat
settingsselectedarebeing
maintained.

Switchingheatstohighersettings
alwaysshowsaquickerchangethan
switchingtolowersettings.

Step1:Graspcontrolknoband
pllshin.

Step2: Turneitherclockwiseor
counterclockwisetodesiredheat

setting.

Quickstartforcooking;
bringwatertoboil.

Fastfry,panbroil;
maintainfastboilon
largeamountoffood.

Sauteandbrown;

maintainslowboilon

largeamountoffoQd.
Steamrice,cereal;

maintainserving
temperatureofmost
foods.

Cookafterstartingat

HI; cookwithlitt~e

waterincoveredpan.

Controlmustbepmhedintoset

fromOFFposition.when

fm’dy

controlisinmy positionother

than OFF, itrniayberotated

withoutpushingin.

BesureyouturncOntroltoOFF .
whenyoufinishcooking.An
indicatorlightwillglowwhen
ANYheatonanysurfiiceunitison.

NOTE: .

L AtHI, MHXUMHI, neverleave
foodunattended.Boiloverscause
smoking;greasyspilloversmay
catchfire.

2. AtWARM,IQ mekchocolate,
butteronsmallunit.

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